Pathophysiology of inflammatory, degenerative, and compressive radiculopathies

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 439-449

  Lipetz, Jason S ^a  

^a North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RAT; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STENOSIS; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0036697024     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-9651(02)00005-0     Document Type: Review

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